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Fire officials said a battery that was charging in a bedroom exploded.
The fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m., officials said.
Another woman was injured and is in serious condition according to police.
Fire officials said the shop had received multiple violations for improper charging.
Police said the fire broke out just after 5 a.m. Friday on Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy.
Two boys remain in critical condition.
The fire burned through the second floor of a building in the Mount Hope neighborhood.
A 36-year-old woman was also killed.
The Sunday afternoon blaze also claimed the life of a FDNY firefighter and injured nine others, including one civilian.
It's believed the men were squatters in the vacant building.